Faroese

Verb

skriva ‎(third person singular past indicative skrivaði, third person plural past indicative skrivaðu, supine skrivað)

1. to write

Conjugation

Related terms

• skrivari (secretary)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skrive

Etymology

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō ‎(“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Verb

skriva ‎(present tense skriv, past tense skreiv, past participle skrive, passive infinitive skrivast, present participle skrivande, imperative skriv)

1. write

   Eg skal skriva ei bok.

   I will write a book.

References

• “skriva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō ‎(“write”). Compare Old English scrīfan, Old Saxon skrīvan, Old High German scrīban.

Verb

skrīva

1. to write

Conjugation

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: skriiw

  Mooring: schriwe

  Sylt: skriiv

  Wiedingharde: skriwwe

• West Frisian: skriuwe

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną.

Verb

skriva

1. to write
2. to paint, to draw

Conjugation

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Descendants

• Swedish: skriva

Swedish

Alternative forms

• skrifva (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Swedish skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō ‎(“write”). Cognate with Danish skrive, Norwegian skriva, skrive, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven and German schreiben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskriːva/

Verb

skriva

1. to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a surface, using a pen or typewriter
   • 1998, Svenska Folkbibeln, Stiftelsen Svenska Folkbibeln, Exodus 34:1:

     HERREN sade till Mose: “Hugg ut två stentavlor åt dig, likadana som de förra. På dem skall jag skriva samma ord som stod på de förra tavlorna, som du slog sönder.

     The LORD said unto Moses, “Hew two stone tablets, like the previous. Upon them I shall write the same words as those written on the previous tablets, which you have broken.

   hon skriver som en kråka

   her handwriting is not pretty (she writes like a crow)

   hur snabbt skriver du?

   how fast do you type?

2. to be literate, to be able to write and spell

   läser och skriver han?

   does he read and write?

3. to write, to author, to tell, to report, to publish; to compose and communicate a story

   vem har skrivit den här boken?

   who has written this book?

   Süddeutsche Zeitung skriver idag att inflationen är oförändrad

   Süddeutsche Zeitung writes today that inflation is unchanged

4. to sign, to underwrite; to put one's name on a contract or check (skriva under, skriva på)
5. to take a test, to undergo written examination

   jag ska skriva geografi nästa vecka

   my geography exam is next week

6. to register (a person), to matriculate; (skriva in, mantalsskriva)

   var är du skriven?

   where is your officially registered residency? (with Swedish tax authorities)

7. to write, to print; using a computer printer (skriva ut)
8. to record, to store, to save; whether by pen in a book, in computer memory or on magnetic disk

   filen måste först skrivas till disk

   the file must first be written to disk

Conjugation

See also

• skrift
• skriftställare
• skrivare
• skribent
• skriva av
• skriva in
• skriva ner
• skriva på
• skriva upp
• skriva ut
• skriva över
• skrivning
• det kan du skriva upp
• skriva någon på näsan